Zwitserland Reisweblog. Dag 4, door Aymeric Aude

Schedule day 4 | Masterclass with students 'Just Dance' by Iris Reyes | Dancers: meet & greet students + class | All: performance Théâtre de Vevey | Evert Burggrave: talk back with the audience

Today we woke up under heavy clouds, but Vevey is beautiful anyway with its lake and mountains. Before the performance we met some student dancers from the Swiss dance organization, 'Just Dance'. During the day they had a workshop with Iris, our ballet master, and during the afternoon they followed us and our routines before a show. The talking was really pleasant and we also asked them questions such as “why do you like dancing?” Some of the answers were inspiring: “dance is different from other physical activities, it combines different arts together and I can loose myself in it!” “Dance is dreaming with your legs!” It was really nice to have this talk, also to remind us why we love to dance; because when you start the professional life as a dancer you start to see all the different aspects of your job and you sometimes forget the essence of it.

After the talk we prepared ourselves for the performance. We had 400 people in the audience, and they were really enthusiastic. I have to say there is a difference with the applause in Holland: there we often get a standing ovation, but here in Switzerland we get a long applause which ends into synchronic clapping: such a strong reaction and which so touching (some of us had to cry ;-).
The director of the theatre invited us for a drink after the show and he asked us to sign his guest book (see picture), like he did in 2006 and 2008 too. The day finished with a beautiful sunset, clear sky and the thought in my head that dance is a lot of work, but I have such a great time with the family we built between the dancers.

Kind regards to all of you, wherever you are, Aymeric Aude